John 5:23

Translations

Modern

…so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Traditional

That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

Literal

…so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one not honoring the Son does not honor the Father, the One having sent Him.

Latin

…ut omnes honorificent Filium, sicut honorificant Patrem; qui non honorificat Filium, non honorificat Patrem, qui misit illum.

Interlinear

Greek

English

…so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Notes

John 5:23

the Father who sent Him: In the ancient world, a person could send an authorized representative to seal a contract or make an authoritative decision. Jesus claimed to be God’s representative, so obeying Jesus is the same as obeying God, and dishonoring him is dishonoring God.

John 5:19–30

Jesus claimed that his work on the Sabbath was the same as God’s work on the Sabbath. Jesus claimed to be equal with God, doing the things God does. Yet he submitted to God’s will, doing only what the Father wanted.

John 5:1–40

This chapter is structured like a courtroom case (a legal trial). It begins with a description of the event that led to the conflict (5:1–15). This is followed by the decision of the Jewish leaders to take action against Jesus (5:16). Next comes a statement of the charges against him (5:18). The chapter then presents the defense given by Jesus, where he explains his authority and his relationship with the Father (5:17, 19–40).

Theme notes and profiles

Pure Worship The Coming of the Lord as Judge The Son of God

Events

Bethesda pool healingc. AD 28

Related verses

1 John 2:23
Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
Luke 10:16
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
2 John 1:9
Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
Matthew 11:27
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
John 15:23–24
Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
Jeremiah 17:5–7
This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
Luke 12:8–9
I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
1 Thessalonians 3:11–13
Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
Hebrews 1:6
And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
Ephesians 6:24
Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
Titus 3:4–6
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
Romans 8:9
You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) John, Gospel of Miracle Place of the Dead

Topics

Christ is God: As Entitled to Equal Honor with the Father God: Fatherhood of Jesus, the Christ: Relation of, to the Father Jesus, the Christ: Son of God Jesus, the Christ: Unclassified Scriptures Relating to the Divinity of Jesus, the Christ: Worship of

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